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Evil Librarian #2
Revenge Of The Evil Librarian
The stage is set for a fiendishly dramatic summer for Cynthia and her boyfriend in this highly entertaining and witty comedy horror. With elements of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Glee!, this perfectly pitched novel will delight fans of Point Horror and R. L. Stine, as well as readers who like their horror with a light-hearted touch. Last autumn, Cynthia Rothschild saved her best friend, as well as the entire student body, from the demon librarian. But now all that demon stuff is behind her, Cyn is looking forward to the best summer ever at theatre camp with her boyfriend, Ryan. Once she gets to camp, though, Cyn realizes all that demon stuff might not be as over as she thought. But at least any new demons that show up can't possibly be as evil as Mr. Gabriel. It's not like he could somehow come back to life to seek his terrible revenge or something, right?
288 pages, Paperback
First published February 14, 2017
About the author
Michelle Knudsen
57 books400 followersMichelle Knudsen is a Nebula Award–winning and New York Times best-selling author of more than 50 books for young readers and a writer of speculative short fiction for adults. Her titles include the picture book Library Lion (Time magazine's 100 Best Children's Books of All Time) and the novels The Dragon of Trelian (VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers) and Evil Librarian (YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults; Sid Fleischman Humor Award). Her most recent books are the middle grade novel Into the Wild Magic (2025 Andre Norton Nebula Award) and the YA webcomic novelization Cursed Princess Club: Mirror, Mirror. A lifelong musical theater lover, Michelle is thrilled that two of her books (Library Lion and Evil Librarian) have now been made into musicals! Visit her website for more information and upcoming performance dates. Michelle lives in Brooklyn, New York. Find her on Instagram @michelle.knudsen, on Bluesky @michelleknudsen.bsky.social, or at michelleknudsen.com.
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February 10, 2017
I read and enjoyed the first one, so I requested this without reading the synopsis and just read blind...and I was a bit disappointed.
Cyn is a good person. She is loyal to her friends and wants to help and protect them. She does that by making their decisions for them and taking their choice away. That got pretty old pretty quickly. She did snap out of it, but coupled with her whiny and dramatic inner monologue this time around, I struggled to stay interested.
The plot line is filled with drama. Some of it works for the story, but everything was about Ryan being Cyn's boyfriend. I get they it was an exciting happening, but I don't need to be reminded of it every 2 pages. {Perhaps this is a case of my not being the demographic?}
Overall, this book didn't seem to have the fun, campy atmosphere the first one did. I debated DNFing; however, I was curious about the ending. If there is another book, I doubt I'll be reading it.
**Huge thanks to Candlewick Press and NetGalley for providing the arc free of charge**
Cyn is a good person. She is loyal to her friends and wants to help and protect them. She does that by making their decisions for them and taking their choice away. That got pretty old pretty quickly. She did snap out of it, but coupled with her whiny and dramatic inner monologue this time around, I struggled to stay interested.
The plot line is filled with drama. Some of it works for the story, but everything was about Ryan being Cyn's boyfriend. I get they it was an exciting happening, but I don't need to be reminded of it every 2 pages. {Perhaps this is a case of my not being the demographic?}
Overall, this book didn't seem to have the fun, campy atmosphere the first one did. I debated DNFing; however, I was curious about the ending. If there is another book, I doubt I'll be reading it.
**Huge thanks to Candlewick Press and NetGalley for providing the arc free of charge**
February 15, 2017
Perfect amount of horror to make things creepy at times but not overly scary and not overly done. Also a bit of a nice romantic touch involving Cyn and Peter and Cyn and Ryan.
And of course the dream sequence with the librarian FUCK YAS!
I didn't think it was necessarily better than the first book but I still liked it. And the ending was cute; the moment between Ryan and Cyn. Part of me had wished she ended up with Peter but then I was happy with this ending and that Ryan and Cyn remained together.
And of course the dream sequence with the librarian FUCK YAS!
I didn't think it was necessarily better than the first book but I still liked it. And the ending was cute; the moment between Ryan and Cyn. Part of me had wished she ended up with Peter but then I was happy with this ending and that Ryan and Cyn remained together.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 1, 2016
The stage is set for a fiendishly dramatic summer at theater camp for Cynthia and her boyfriend, Ryan. With no demons at all. Right?
Last fall, Cynthia Rothschild saved her best friend, as well as the entire student body, from the demon librarian, Mr. Gabriel, all while executing the most awesome set design for the school musical, Sweeney Todd. But now that all that demon stuff is behind her, Cyn is looking forward to the best summer ever at theater camp with her former-crush-and-now-boyfriend, Ryan Halsey. Once she gets to camp, though, Cyn realizes this summer might not be all she’s been hoping for. First, Ryan’s best camp friend is a girl (which Ryan had never mentioned to Cyn), and she just happens to be ridiculously pretty. Plus, it seems the demon stuff is not entirely over as Cyn had hoped. At least any new demons that show up to ruin her summer can't possibly be as evil as Mr. Gabriel. It's not like he could somehow come back to life to seek his terrible revenge or something.
In this sequel to the book Evil Librarian, Cynthia and Ryan are at a theater summer camp, where they plan on spending the summer acting, working on set design and hopefully avoiding any demonic activity. I don't like to write reviews with spoilers, so I am going to leave the synopsis of the story fairly vague. Just like the first book, this book is funny and interesting, but also has great character development and we get to know the main characters even better. Once again, I found that this was both a funny and entertaining read and I hope that the author decides to write a third book in the series. The ending of this book could be the end of the series, or their could possibly be another book.
Thank you to the publisher for sending me an advanced reading copy of this book.
Last fall, Cynthia Rothschild saved her best friend, as well as the entire student body, from the demon librarian, Mr. Gabriel, all while executing the most awesome set design for the school musical, Sweeney Todd. But now that all that demon stuff is behind her, Cyn is looking forward to the best summer ever at theater camp with her former-crush-and-now-boyfriend, Ryan Halsey. Once she gets to camp, though, Cyn realizes this summer might not be all she’s been hoping for. First, Ryan’s best camp friend is a girl (which Ryan had never mentioned to Cyn), and she just happens to be ridiculously pretty. Plus, it seems the demon stuff is not entirely over as Cyn had hoped. At least any new demons that show up to ruin her summer can't possibly be as evil as Mr. Gabriel. It's not like he could somehow come back to life to seek his terrible revenge or something.
In this sequel to the book Evil Librarian, Cynthia and Ryan are at a theater summer camp, where they plan on spending the summer acting, working on set design and hopefully avoiding any demonic activity. I don't like to write reviews with spoilers, so I am going to leave the synopsis of the story fairly vague. Just like the first book, this book is funny and interesting, but also has great character development and we get to know the main characters even better. Once again, I found that this was both a funny and entertaining read and I hope that the author decides to write a third book in the series. The ending of this book could be the end of the series, or their could possibly be another book.
Thank you to the publisher for sending me an advanced reading copy of this book.
February 21, 2024
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I adored the first book in this series because of its sassy narrator and Buffy the Vampire-esque style. This second book didn’t have quite as many fun, laugh-out-loud moments, but it was still a really good read. In this installment, Cyn is trying to go back to “normal” life after her run-in with demons. She’s now dating Ryan, the boy of her dreams, and they’re headed off to musical theater camp together (pretty much a dream come true for her). But, of course, her past and the demon world catch up with her in unavoidable ways, and she soon finds herself once again battling evil. If she can figure out who’s actually evil.
I kind of wished that Cyn would have been more honest and upfront with Ryan so we could have avoided some of the boyfriend drama (though that drama did end up playing an important role in her battle against demons, oddly enough), and I missed a little bit of the charm that the last book had for me, BUT as a musical theater lover, I was super connected to the fun camp setting and to Cyn’s connection to theater. I also still found Cyn to be a sassy and snarky narrator—a style that gets me every time. This installment got 4/5 stars from me.
***Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.***
I adored the first book in this series because of its sassy narrator and Buffy the Vampire-esque style. This second book didn’t have quite as many fun, laugh-out-loud moments, but it was still a really good read. In this installment, Cyn is trying to go back to “normal” life after her run-in with demons. She’s now dating Ryan, the boy of her dreams, and they’re headed off to musical theater camp together (pretty much a dream come true for her). But, of course, her past and the demon world catch up with her in unavoidable ways, and she soon finds herself once again battling evil. If she can figure out who’s actually evil.
I kind of wished that Cyn would have been more honest and upfront with Ryan so we could have avoided some of the boyfriend drama (though that drama did end up playing an important role in her battle against demons, oddly enough), and I missed a little bit of the charm that the last book had for me, BUT as a musical theater lover, I was super connected to the fun camp setting and to Cyn’s connection to theater. I also still found Cyn to be a sassy and snarky narrator—a style that gets me every time. This installment got 4/5 stars from me.
***Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.***
August 4, 2019
Hilarious and smartly written, this sequel did what few sequels can achieve ... and that is to be as good as the first story!
It’s summer and Cyn is flush from her victory over the Evil Librarian Mr. Gabriel, who had nearly seduced Cyn’s best friend Annie into becoming his demon-world bride.
With Ryan, her crush and now boyfriend by her side, Cyn takes off for summer theatre camp not expecting to encounter demons ... or Jules, Ryan’s “friend” who just happens to be a pretty blonde.
Complicating matters is the attractive play writer, for the new production Cyn is assigned as the set designer, just happens to be a demon!
Is he a good or bad demon?! Is there even such a thing? Can he read her mind? How does he know she would love to use Jules as demon bait?! Hahaha!
Once again, Cyn proves to be the kind of friend who will do anything, even visit the demon world, to save her friends. All the while talking smack, even to the demons, some who are disgustingly gross. Ugh!
It’s a fun fantastical trip into Cyn’s irrepressible and humorous thoughts ... about kissing and killing demons ... while she works out her complicated relationship with boyfriend Ryan, and his “friend” Jules.
It’s summer and Cyn is flush from her victory over the Evil Librarian Mr. Gabriel, who had nearly seduced Cyn’s best friend Annie into becoming his demon-world bride.
With Ryan, her crush and now boyfriend by her side, Cyn takes off for summer theatre camp not expecting to encounter demons ... or Jules, Ryan’s “friend” who just happens to be a pretty blonde.
Complicating matters is the attractive play writer, for the new production Cyn is assigned as the set designer, just happens to be a demon!
Is he a good or bad demon?! Is there even such a thing? Can he read her mind? How does he know she would love to use Jules as demon bait?! Hahaha!
Once again, Cyn proves to be the kind of friend who will do anything, even visit the demon world, to save her friends. All the while talking smack, even to the demons, some who are disgustingly gross. Ugh!
It’s a fun fantastical trip into Cyn’s irrepressible and humorous thoughts ... about kissing and killing demons ... while she works out her complicated relationship with boyfriend Ryan, and his “friend” Jules.
December 11, 2017
I read Evil Librarian in a day, gushing about the juxtaposition of high school theater, swoony crushes, and hardcore best-friend rescuing. It continues to be one of the books I use to describe everything I love about reading. I have been anxiously awaiting this sequel since I learned of it's existence. I wanted to badly to get that same rush. I was not disappointed.
Everything I loved about the first is dialed up in Revenge of the Evil Librarian. So much theater love (THEY'RE AT THEATER CAMP), so much romantic tension, so much evil seeping into the real world. I continue to adore how drawn demons are to musical theater. Cynthia continues to be one of my favorite female protagonists, throwing equal weight into her desperation to save her friends and her musing about makeouts and handsome boys. I love that she's an well-rounded character with enough reality to make me really, really relate to her. I'm not half the bad ass Cyn is, but I love reading about her.
I love most of all that there is room for a third in this universe that is SO MUCH FUN to visit.
Everything I loved about the first is dialed up in Revenge of the Evil Librarian. So much theater love (THEY'RE AT THEATER CAMP), so much romantic tension, so much evil seeping into the real world. I continue to adore how drawn demons are to musical theater. Cynthia continues to be one of my favorite female protagonists, throwing equal weight into her desperation to save her friends and her musing about makeouts and handsome boys. I love that she's an well-rounded character with enough reality to make me really, really relate to her. I'm not half the bad ass Cyn is, but I love reading about her.
I love most of all that there is room for a third in this universe that is SO MUCH FUN to visit.
June 6, 2017
Edit: I really want to note that Cyn never once fretted over her appearance, or made a comment about her own appearance. I think this is really important, because girl rep can just talk about their looks or obsess about how they look. This is extremely important.
I really enjoyed this book! I was surprised because I glanced at the reviews and people didn't seem to like it that much. But I thought it was great! There was suspense, twist, new characters. The only problem I had was sometimes the writing style was a little weird, with listing names with and and and. But that was consistent with the first book so it's just my preference. It always shocks me that it's Michelle Knudsen's writing because there is some curse words and Cyn is such a firecracker. It's such a refreshing take on her writing skills. (The Dragon of Trelian Trilogy is one of my all time favorite). But yes I really enjoyed Cyn's inner struggles, ambitions, and dramatics. She is such a Slytherin!
Also the new demon is such a hoot!
I really enjoyed this book! I was surprised because I glanced at the reviews and people didn't seem to like it that much. But I thought it was great! There was suspense, twist, new characters. The only problem I had was sometimes the writing style was a little weird, with listing names with and and and. But that was consistent with the first book so it's just my preference. It always shocks me that it's Michelle Knudsen's writing because there is some curse words and Cyn is such a firecracker. It's such a refreshing take on her writing skills. (The Dragon of Trelian Trilogy is one of my all time favorite). But yes I really enjoyed Cyn's inner struggles, ambitions, and dramatics. She is such a Slytherin!
Also the new demon is such a hoot!
April 15, 2016
I know, it's really not nice to torment you all with a review of a book that isn't out until 2017, but I got an early e-galley from the publisher, and I just couldn't resist. In this sequel to Evil Librarian, Cyn and Ryan are at theatre camp, looking forward to a summer of acting and set design and a complete absence of demonic activity. Well, as you might expect, they get two out of three of those things. I'm not going to summarize more than that, for fear of spoilers -- but I will say that this book was just as much fun as its predecessor. Plenty of humor, plenty of action, plenty of drama, plus some great character development. Fans of the series, feel free to hate me for reading this one so early, but take comfort in knowing that my wait for the third book will be that much longer! Fortunately for all of us, the author has left an opening for a third book -- but not by means of a cliffhanger; this book's conclusion is satisfying.
June 25, 2018
This definitely wasn’t as good as the first one but I had to find out what happened! There was way too much drama camp shit that I skimmed past because I wanted to get to the demon part but it was enjoyable. I still loved Cyn and Ryan even though Cyn kind of annoyed me this time around. A good duology for you if you have a free weekend!
April 17, 2017
Cynthia Rothschild is off to have a fantastic summer of theatre camp, designing sets that will (hopefully) earn her a “Tony”. Her sweet, sexy and swoony boyfriend, Ryan, has been attending this camp for years. Years! And he’s sure Cyn will love it. Except, well, he neglects to mention his camp bestie, Jules, is a beautiful, talented female lead. And, Jules isn’t best pleased to meet Cyn–especially as she and Ryan have been texting/emailning over the past seven months and Ryan didn’t think to mention Cyn, or having a girlfriend, at all.
Yeah, so, teen romance drama is on the program, naturally, but this all becomes complicated when Cyn spots a demon in residence, in fact, he’s Peter, camper-writer of the musical Cyn’s been slated to stage. Peter admits to being a demon–but a good one!–who’d never kill anyone and gains his energy from the everyday drama of human relationships. He’s getting a feast off the Cyn-Ryan-Jules thing. Also, Cyn’s demon-repelling powers are in high demand with the demoness who assisted Cyn by destroying Mr. Gabriel, the evil librarian of the first book. As much as Cyn wants to deny the possibility, the book is titled “Revenge of the Evil Librarian.” Expect Mr. Gabriel to come back. What he lacks in style and substance, he makes up for in sheer malevolence. Even Annie’s at risk again, until Cyn can come clean about all her secrets and get her friends on board for a demon-take-down.
Ryan and Cyn struggle with trust issues, Peter’s eager to step-in as Cyn’s leading man, and demons, demons, lots of scary demons. The tension isn’t quite so high as the first book in this series, but there’s a lot more of the demon world, and the stage has already been set for murder and mayhem. Ahem. I really liked how Cyn owned her foibles and gave her focus to the most important issues: saving the humans, first. The rest of the emotional problems–hurting Ryan, losing friends, keeping her sights off the sexy flirting demon playwright–had an appropriately lowered focus, so it didn’t seem cartoonish. The pace is tense, the battles are gruesome and the enemies are many and horrific. I couldn’t stop turning the pages by the end.
Yeah, so, teen romance drama is on the program, naturally, but this all becomes complicated when Cyn spots a demon in residence, in fact, he’s Peter, camper-writer of the musical Cyn’s been slated to stage. Peter admits to being a demon–but a good one!–who’d never kill anyone and gains his energy from the everyday drama of human relationships. He’s getting a feast off the Cyn-Ryan-Jules thing. Also, Cyn’s demon-repelling powers are in high demand with the demoness who assisted Cyn by destroying Mr. Gabriel, the evil librarian of the first book. As much as Cyn wants to deny the possibility, the book is titled “Revenge of the Evil Librarian.” Expect Mr. Gabriel to come back. What he lacks in style and substance, he makes up for in sheer malevolence. Even Annie’s at risk again, until Cyn can come clean about all her secrets and get her friends on board for a demon-take-down.
Ryan and Cyn struggle with trust issues, Peter’s eager to step-in as Cyn’s leading man, and demons, demons, lots of scary demons. The tension isn’t quite so high as the first book in this series, but there’s a lot more of the demon world, and the stage has already been set for murder and mayhem. Ahem. I really liked how Cyn owned her foibles and gave her focus to the most important issues: saving the humans, first. The rest of the emotional problems–hurting Ryan, losing friends, keeping her sights off the sexy flirting demon playwright–had an appropriately lowered focus, so it didn’t seem cartoonish. The pace is tense, the battles are gruesome and the enemies are many and horrific. I couldn’t stop turning the pages by the end.
March 28, 2017
At first glance, Cyn appears to be an average teen bent on having the best summer of her life. She's a talented set designer, she's going to a camp for theater enthusiasts with her cute boyfriend Ryan, and she has an amazing group of friends. But Cyn isn't a typical teenager, and this isn't going to be an ordinary summer for her. As Cyn faces obstacles, both human and supernatural, she will learn the true meaning of love, friendship and inner strength.
This is a sequel, so I wish I read the first book (The Evil Librarian) before I read this to better appreciate it. However, the author gave sufficient background info making it easy to follow the story. I enjoyed Cyn's voice, she's a quirky and entertaining narrator. I also like that she's protective of her friends and a brave but somewhat reluctant heroine. There is a Cyn-Ryan-Peter and Cyn-Ryan-Jules love triangle going on. Honestly, I prefer Peter over Ryan as he didn't turn his back on Cyn when she most needed help, but clearly Cyn is head over heels with Ryan. Cyn fights demons using her so-called "super-roach" powers. Yes, it's weird, especially the final showdown between Cyn and her nemesis as I found the reaction of her friends bizarre. I mean it's good that she has understanding and supportive friends, but it's not everyday you see demons fighting on a field, their reaction is lacking and their resigned acceptance of the situation is strange. But strange as the story is, I still enjoyed it. If you like a lighter version of Charmed meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you'll enjoy this book.
I give Revenge of the Evil Librarian 3 over 5 stars. Thank you to Candlewick Press for sending me a copy.
This is a sequel, so I wish I read the first book (The Evil Librarian) before I read this to better appreciate it. However, the author gave sufficient background info making it easy to follow the story. I enjoyed Cyn's voice, she's a quirky and entertaining narrator. I also like that she's protective of her friends and a brave but somewhat reluctant heroine. There is a Cyn-Ryan-Peter and Cyn-Ryan-Jules love triangle going on. Honestly, I prefer Peter over Ryan as he didn't turn his back on Cyn when she most needed help, but clearly Cyn is head over heels with Ryan. Cyn fights demons using her so-called "super-roach" powers. Yes, it's weird, especially the final showdown between Cyn and her nemesis as I found the reaction of her friends bizarre. I mean it's good that she has understanding and supportive friends, but it's not everyday you see demons fighting on a field, their reaction is lacking and their resigned acceptance of the situation is strange. But strange as the story is, I still enjoyed it. If you like a lighter version of Charmed meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you'll enjoy this book.
I give Revenge of the Evil Librarian 3 over 5 stars. Thank you to Candlewick Press for sending me a copy.
Did Not Finish
April 5, 2017Got to chapter 3 and I just couldn't keep going. We had had no demon sightings. The main character was far to mushy gushy in love for me. Held no real interest and didn't connect with any of the characters like I did in the first one.
May 3, 2018
So damn fun.
November 24, 2021
Lacks the charm of the first one, but it still has its moments.
December 20, 2017
Just as enjoyable at the first book.
January 27, 2018
“Revenge of the Evil LIbrarian” is a fun, zany, original read. Trust me, I’ve read a looooot of books about magical beings of all kinds, and this one still feels fresh. The characters are all likable (even the bad ones), and there is an element of mystery and a wee bit of dread as the final confrontation looms. If you’re looking for a light, fast book that you’ll realize you’re sad is over, give this one a try! I look forward to the next time the evil librarian seeks his revenge.
February 13, 2017
Readers who like a mix of humor with their horror will enjoy this sequel to Evil Librarian. Cyn is looking forward to spending the summer at theater camp with her boyfriend Ryan. The two had begun dating after defeating a demon in the form of their school librarian Mr. Gabriel. Cyn wants to forget all about that, especially the fact that in order to win she had made a deal with a demoness to revisit the demon world two more times when summoned. Now at camp she is confronted with Ryan’s camp friend, Jules, who is a little to close to Cyn’s boyfriend for her liking. But this teen drama is overshadowed when Cyn realizes that there is a demon at camp and that Mr. Gabriel is not really dead and is back for revenge. Filled with teen drama, which by the way one of the demon’s feeds on, humor and a bit of supernatural horror this is sure to be a popular read. Fans of the first book, Evil Librarian, will welcome this new adventure. Hand it to readers who enjoy black humor and teen dram with a supernatural twist.
January 11, 2017
I read the first book so that I wouldn't be lost reading this one - though I think this would stand on its own fine. Enough information is given to fill you in on the history, and it's interspersed throughout, there's no info dump, so even if you've just finished book one like I had, you won't be having to skim or even skip over entire paragraphs because they're just back story. That was well done, and it's something not many authors do well. Kudos!
But a theatre-loving demon! Musical theatre at that!! And he isn't evil. It's quite possibly my favorite thing between the two books. With the first I loved that Cyn is so heavily involved in theatre, and she's backstage (set design). As a theatre lover myself, and finding myself on stage occasionally, it was a cool character to see. But Cyn is definitely upstaged by Peter. You just can't beat that.
Everything in the story feels like it's happening the way it's supposed to; even though it's a supernatural story, it still feels grounded and organic. I put that down totally to the characters. Cyn is our narrator again, at theatre camp with her boyfriend Ryan, and their relationship works. There's conflict, of course, but it isn't manufactured for the purpose of piling bad things on the main character. It all makes sense within their history and the current story.
I don't know if the published version will have this or not (or maybe there's an extras section on the author's website?), but I really would have loved to see sketches of Cyn's set design (would have loved to have seen it for the first book too, for the chair in Sweeney) and how the author envisioned Peter's natural demonic form.
But a theatre-loving demon! Musical theatre at that!! And he isn't evil. It's quite possibly my favorite thing between the two books. With the first I loved that Cyn is so heavily involved in theatre, and she's backstage (set design). As a theatre lover myself, and finding myself on stage occasionally, it was a cool character to see. But Cyn is definitely upstaged by Peter. You just can't beat that.
Everything in the story feels like it's happening the way it's supposed to; even though it's a supernatural story, it still feels grounded and organic. I put that down totally to the characters. Cyn is our narrator again, at theatre camp with her boyfriend Ryan, and their relationship works. There's conflict, of course, but it isn't manufactured for the purpose of piling bad things on the main character. It all makes sense within their history and the current story.
I don't know if the published version will have this or not (or maybe there's an extras section on the author's website?), but I really would have loved to see sketches of Cyn's set design (would have loved to have seen it for the first book too, for the chair in Sweeney) and how the author envisioned Peter's natural demonic form.
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April 26, 2021I was pleasantly surprised with this book. When I originally read the first book, I thought it was a standalone book. I know that there was more story to be told if you consider the two remaining trips to the demon realm.
To be honest, though, I read the first book a couple of summers ago, but when I read this book I was instantly enthralled all over again. There was some serious character growth, and now that this series is a trilogy, I'm very excited to see how the rest of the series plays out. Especially Cyn and Ryan slash Cyn and Peter.
I'm going to be honest, I kind of like Cyn more when she's with Peter. In this book especially, she seemed more comfortable and open with Peter than with Ryan. After she was no longer suspicious of course,
Speaking of Peter and Cyn... I want them to start dating. Why? Allow me!
1.) She has already kissed him and, dare I say, she enjoyed it
2.) Who repeatedly has spicy dreams with someone they supposedly don't like?
3.) I feel like Ryanand Cyn drifted apart a little (I know they stopped fighting at the end)
4.) Peter is like an ideal book boyfriend `\_(-_-)_/`
To be honest, though, I read the first book a couple of summers ago, but when I read this book I was instantly enthralled all over again. There was some serious character growth, and now that this series is a trilogy, I'm very excited to see how the rest of the series plays out. Especially Cyn and Ryan slash Cyn and Peter.
I'm going to be honest, I kind of like Cyn more when she's with Peter. In this book especially, she seemed more comfortable and open with Peter than with Ryan. After she was no longer suspicious of course,
Speaking of Peter and Cyn... I want them to start dating. Why? Allow me!
1.) She has already kissed him and, dare I say, she enjoyed it
2.) Who repeatedly has spicy dreams with someone they supposedly don't like?
3.) I feel like Ryanand Cyn drifted apart a little (I know they stopped fighting at the end)
4.) Peter is like an ideal book boyfriend `\_(-_-)_/`
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 5, 2017
To be honest, I feel a little bit jealous of kids nowadays. I mean, they pick up an awesome YA book and voila! All exciting bits and pieces about musical theaters floating up in the air just between the pages of the book. I'm a 32-year-old reader reading a super believable story about demon librarian and get to know about the wonders of musical theater (I can't stop listening to the music from The Scarlet Pimpernel) and despite my uncalled for exasperation for look-how-lucky-are-kids-nowadays (I'm old I know), I truly feel happy and grateful for books like this; books that open doors of possibilities and endless worlds of wonders for readers (especially young readers) to explore and keep as parts of who they want to be and who they really are. Just like all the amazing characters from this book.
April 21, 2016
When you think you've escaped the demons at your high school, who should appear at drama camp but this guy? "I have no interest in killing people and sucking out their souls! I just want to create quality musical theater!"
This is Evil Librarian 2nd verse, good as the first.
This is Evil Librarian 2nd verse, good as the first.
March 9, 2017
It was a quick somewhat fun read. However I would agree with other reviewers that it was not nearly as delightful or magical as the first.
I felt that there should have been more demoness. Much much more. She was awesome in book 1. And she was a blip here in this story. And that made no sense. She is integral to the whole story line.
The new addition of Peter, the good demon, had serious potential to be a badass, cocky, arrogant, good guy, but wasn't fully utilized that way. Instead he was portrayed as some sort of soft metrosexual with no knowledge of how demons do anything. That didn't make sense. He's a DEMON.
Cyn's powers should have been explored much much more. Again, Much much more. She should have been training or learning what they are. In the entire story, There was too much not doing a whole lot of anything but waiting around for the bad guys to do their thing with no plan of defense or attack, which was ridiculous. Cyn was all action in book 1. Our heroine should have been more proactive, with much more butt kicking, and less waiting on Peter, a demon, to come up with help or answers to stopping the bad guys, which he never did. Again, He's a demon. He should have had a lot of answers, and a lot of demonic powers and skills and knowledge to help her. Again, Peters personality should have been explored more and rounded out to be 80% good and 20% devious. But he wasn't any of that. He just was good. He should have been used as a means to train her as a demon slayer. Yes, peter fought in the end, but only because he was given a magic potion. He was a wimp without it.
In my opinion, It should have been Cyn and Peter fighting Mr. Gabriel together on an equal basis. But it was more Peter and less Cyn, despite this being her story. It also should have had Ryan and Cyn's other friends more involved. They should have been saving the mortals in camp from the demons using mortal mystical magic, but none of that happened. Ryan and her friends did very little. They sat on the bleachers watching Peter fight the demon (after drinking some power potion), only slightly aided by Cyn. There were no stakes of massive loss of campers life involved. Although prior to the fight several campers DIED while they waited, WAITED, for 2 magical items to be given to them by Aaron. They did nothing to prevent these deaths. Why...because no one was trained to fight them during the entire book, up to the very end of a non exciting fight on the soccer field. It seemed too neatly written to have Aaron, a consort of the demoness, give them the magical tools to fight the bad guy at the very end of the book. Again, what was infuriating is that Prior to getting these magical tools, for over 3/4th of the story, Peter said over and over again he had people looking into ways to fight the evil librarian. What people?. He had one guy who we know of who died right away. So all of this waiting slowed the whole story down. It was wasted time. Time to be used to train to fight these demons and to prevent their carnage. Carnage that should have been more explored.
I reiterate once again, The fact that the demoness said one sentence in this whole thing missed the mark. She was a pivotal role in the first book (as Cyn owed her 2 favors from the deal they made in book 1) and should have had a far bigger role in this story, involving pivotal interaction between her, Cyn, Ryan, And Peter. It should have been all around more crazy and chaotic (just like the first book), more humour, more exciting in a Buffy the vampire slayer sort of way, more snarky, a lot more of hell involved (literally and figuratively), more terrifying, and much more interaction between key characters.
Despite all of this, I will still purchase and read book 3. I have hope that it will be better than this one. Don't get me wrong, i know I sound like a hater. I'm not. It still was good, but after having read the first book a dozen times because it was just that freaking good, I just expected better with this.
To the author...bring back that campy rocky horror picture show like vibe you gave the first book. Make our heroine a snarky, sassy, badass that will lead once again. Make Ryan an integral part of the story (not a prop) if you bring him back. And bring Peter back - He had the beginnings of something magical that you didn't explore yet. And of course bring our sexy, shit-kicker demoness back!
I felt that there should have been more demoness. Much much more. She was awesome in book 1. And she was a blip here in this story. And that made no sense. She is integral to the whole story line.
The new addition of Peter, the good demon, had serious potential to be a badass, cocky, arrogant, good guy, but wasn't fully utilized that way. Instead he was portrayed as some sort of soft metrosexual with no knowledge of how demons do anything. That didn't make sense. He's a DEMON.
Cyn's powers should have been explored much much more. Again, Much much more. She should have been training or learning what they are. In the entire story, There was too much not doing a whole lot of anything but waiting around for the bad guys to do their thing with no plan of defense or attack, which was ridiculous. Cyn was all action in book 1. Our heroine should have been more proactive, with much more butt kicking, and less waiting on Peter, a demon, to come up with help or answers to stopping the bad guys, which he never did. Again, He's a demon. He should have had a lot of answers, and a lot of demonic powers and skills and knowledge to help her. Again, Peters personality should have been explored more and rounded out to be 80% good and 20% devious. But he wasn't any of that. He just was good. He should have been used as a means to train her as a demon slayer. Yes, peter fought in the end, but only because he was given a magic potion. He was a wimp without it.
In my opinion, It should have been Cyn and Peter fighting Mr. Gabriel together on an equal basis. But it was more Peter and less Cyn, despite this being her story. It also should have had Ryan and Cyn's other friends more involved. They should have been saving the mortals in camp from the demons using mortal mystical magic, but none of that happened. Ryan and her friends did very little. They sat on the bleachers watching Peter fight the demon (after drinking some power potion), only slightly aided by Cyn. There were no stakes of massive loss of campers life involved. Although prior to the fight several campers DIED while they waited, WAITED, for 2 magical items to be given to them by Aaron. They did nothing to prevent these deaths. Why...because no one was trained to fight them during the entire book, up to the very end of a non exciting fight on the soccer field. It seemed too neatly written to have Aaron, a consort of the demoness, give them the magical tools to fight the bad guy at the very end of the book. Again, what was infuriating is that Prior to getting these magical tools, for over 3/4th of the story, Peter said over and over again he had people looking into ways to fight the evil librarian. What people?. He had one guy who we know of who died right away. So all of this waiting slowed the whole story down. It was wasted time. Time to be used to train to fight these demons and to prevent their carnage. Carnage that should have been more explored.
I reiterate once again, The fact that the demoness said one sentence in this whole thing missed the mark. She was a pivotal role in the first book (as Cyn owed her 2 favors from the deal they made in book 1) and should have had a far bigger role in this story, involving pivotal interaction between her, Cyn, Ryan, And Peter. It should have been all around more crazy and chaotic (just like the first book), more humour, more exciting in a Buffy the vampire slayer sort of way, more snarky, a lot more of hell involved (literally and figuratively), more terrifying, and much more interaction between key characters.
Despite all of this, I will still purchase and read book 3. I have hope that it will be better than this one. Don't get me wrong, i know I sound like a hater. I'm not. It still was good, but after having read the first book a dozen times because it was just that freaking good, I just expected better with this.
To the author...bring back that campy rocky horror picture show like vibe you gave the first book. Make our heroine a snarky, sassy, badass that will lead once again. Make Ryan an integral part of the story (not a prop) if you bring him back. And bring Peter back - He had the beginnings of something magical that you didn't explore yet. And of course bring our sexy, shit-kicker demoness back!
January 22, 2018
I forgot how much I adored this book. Like seriously where do I begin.
Ryan and Cyn have been my OTP from the beginning and that didn't change in this book. I defo had a few squealing feel moments but thats expected.
I hated Jules so much. Like urhh. She reminds me of the Jules from TVD for some reason - just a pure b**ch. I hated the way she acted like she owned Ryan just because she knew himj longer and rubbed it in Cyns face.
I could tell straight away that Peter was a demon. I dont know how but i just could. I will admit at first I thought it would also be the director.
There are just a few quotes/scenes i wanna talk about:
"I steal a bite of syrup from waffle from Ryan's plate (thats right Jules, because hes my boyfriend and I can eat off his plate anytime I want)"
I was like YAASSS GIRL RUB IT BACK IN HER FACE!!!
"The he walks away. With Jules. They are still holding hands"
NO NO NO WHY?????
" 'no.' 'Ryan please' 'No cyn. im sorry... Your stuff is not the only stuff that matters" "fine, i say quietly which is all i can manage. I turn and walk out."
I seriously cried at this. Like seriously how could he do that1 I was like don't let that bitch Jules rule you!!!
"He looks back and forth between men and Ryan. Did you guys break up?"
See everyone ships them even weird half demon human things!!
"But i was right about Mr.Gabriel... Just his angry handsome face hanging in the air above me"
I do love him, however evil Mr.G may be. Hes rly hot.
"Ryan hugs Annie and Leticia and Diane hello
I do love him so much.
"We are not!"
I knew something had gone on between Ryan and Jules. I also hopped at this part she'd picked up on it and was trying to help but No!
"Jules and I both jump up to hug him, but without a hesitation he turns to me first, I close my eyes so I don't have to watch the expression on her face at being second in line"
AJRJRUIDNWI THE FEELS. YASSSSS
"Getting a few high 5s from some of the bunk 6 girls and a few of Ryan friends who are sitting close enough to reach out to me as I go by."
THE FEELS!! LOVE THIS. IT just so beautiful. I cant even.
So conclusion i LOVED THIS SO MUCH.
I defo recommend this. To anyone but i think that musical theater lovers will rly love this.
Ryan and Cyn have been my OTP from the beginning and that didn't change in this book. I defo had a few squealing feel moments but thats expected.
I hated Jules so much. Like urhh. She reminds me of the Jules from TVD for some reason - just a pure b**ch. I hated the way she acted like she owned Ryan just because she knew himj longer and rubbed it in Cyns face.
I could tell straight away that Peter was a demon. I dont know how but i just could. I will admit at first I thought it would also be the director.
There are just a few quotes/scenes i wanna talk about:
"I steal a bite of syrup from waffle from Ryan's plate (thats right Jules, because hes my boyfriend and I can eat off his plate anytime I want)"
I was like YAASSS GIRL RUB IT BACK IN HER FACE!!!
"The he walks away. With Jules. They are still holding hands"
NO NO NO WHY?????
" 'no.' 'Ryan please' 'No cyn. im sorry... Your stuff is not the only stuff that matters" "fine, i say quietly which is all i can manage. I turn and walk out."
I seriously cried at this. Like seriously how could he do that1 I was like don't let that bitch Jules rule you!!!
"He looks back and forth between men and Ryan. Did you guys break up?"
See everyone ships them even weird half demon human things!!
"But i was right about Mr.Gabriel... Just his angry handsome face hanging in the air above me"
I do love him, however evil Mr.G may be. Hes rly hot.
"Ryan hugs Annie and Leticia and Diane hello
I do love him so much.
"We are not!"
I knew something had gone on between Ryan and Jules. I also hopped at this part she'd picked up on it and was trying to help but No!
"Jules and I both jump up to hug him, but without a hesitation he turns to me first, I close my eyes so I don't have to watch the expression on her face at being second in line"
AJRJRUIDNWI THE FEELS. YASSSSS
"Getting a few high 5s from some of the bunk 6 girls and a few of Ryan friends who are sitting close enough to reach out to me as I go by."
THE FEELS!! LOVE THIS. IT just so beautiful. I cant even.
So conclusion i LOVED THIS SO MUCH.
I defo recommend this. To anyone but i think that musical theater lovers will rly love this.
August 19, 2020
I read the first book in this series several years ago and wasn't impressed with it. It didn't have the compelling characters and personal drama of a fun high school YA book or the interesting worldbuilding and speculative themes of a fun fantasy story, nor did I find it at all funny. However, I've been so desperate for stuff in this pandemic that I've been reading sequels to anything I found at all serviceable in the past.
In this second book, the characters are somehow even more flat (I got really tired of hearing how perfect Ryan is) and there is definitely no deepening of our understanding of the demons. The story hinges on the mechanics of the demon world- the fight for the demon throne, demon possession, a tether- but it's clear that the author doesn't care at all about writing a fantasy novel and really thinking through how these fantasy elements interact with each other and what life for a demon is really like. The plot itself feels rushed, underexplained, and overwhelmingly predictable.
Still, this book had a big advantage over the first in that I did find it really funny. I was actually laughing out loud during the scene where we are introduced to Peter and the final battle between Gabriel's brother and Peter. There were a lot of great lines scattered throughout the story as well, most from or in response to Peter. I actually have the third book right now and I would consider reading it if a) I had absolutely nothing else to read and b) Peter was a major character.
In this second book, the characters are somehow even more flat (I got really tired of hearing how perfect Ryan is) and there is definitely no deepening of our understanding of the demons. The story hinges on the mechanics of the demon world- the fight for the demon throne, demon possession, a tether- but it's clear that the author doesn't care at all about writing a fantasy novel and really thinking through how these fantasy elements interact with each other and what life for a demon is really like. The plot itself feels rushed, underexplained, and overwhelmingly predictable.
Still, this book had a big advantage over the first in that I did find it really funny. I was actually laughing out loud during the scene where we are introduced to Peter and the final battle between Gabriel's brother and Peter. There were a lot of great lines scattered throughout the story as well, most from or in response to Peter. I actually have the third book right now and I would consider reading it if a) I had absolutely nothing else to read and b) Peter was a major character.
September 1, 2020
This was the sequel to The Evil Librarian book and in its own way was just as good. The first book had the surprise of demons being real, having so many invade the school, quite a few deaths, romance and suspense. But, the second book was set at camp without any parents, involved the relationship of the couple established at the end of the last book with an added complication, demons, jealousy, and guilt along with a trip to the demon realm.
Ryan and Cyn are together and going to camp together which is lovely until it becomes a love triangle...or rather square. As the title suggests the evil librarian tries to get his revenge with some help from his brother. Cyn is trying to win an award for best set design, dating Ryan, being jealous, having guilt over someone else, getting dragged to hell, being guilty for lying to Ryan as well as a big battle with the former librarian.
I quite enjoyed this book even though it was a little different and slightly less intense than the previous book. And I read it in under 2 days.
Ryan and Cyn are together and going to camp together which is lovely until it becomes a love triangle...or rather square. As the title suggests the evil librarian tries to get his revenge with some help from his brother. Cyn is trying to win an award for best set design, dating Ryan, being jealous, having guilt over someone else, getting dragged to hell, being guilty for lying to Ryan as well as a big battle with the former librarian.
I quite enjoyed this book even though it was a little different and slightly less intense than the previous book. And I read it in under 2 days.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 26, 2021
The first chapter was a little shaky (but was largely a 'previously on Evil Librarian' entry), but once they got to camp the writing and the story hit its entertaining horror-comedy stride. Theatre fans will feel right at home as Cynthia and her boyfriend Ryan head to theatre-camp and encounter a little mundane drama--Cyn is new to camp, but Ryan has been going for years and has tons of camp-friends, including (to Cyn's dismay) a real leading-lady of a girl--and soon enough some supernatural peril as well, when it turns out one of the campers is not human. Though this new figure claims he's not evil, how can Cyn be sure? And she still hasn't told Ryan about the deal she made with the demoness to save their lives, but hopefully that won't come up anytime soon...right?
Fun and well-paced, this volume deals with trust in relationships--between both friends and lovers--in a believable and non-preachy way that blends perfectly with the workings of the plot. A good follow-up to the first book.
Fun and well-paced, this volume deals with trust in relationships--between both friends and lovers--in a believable and non-preachy way that blends perfectly with the workings of the plot. A good follow-up to the first book.
August 11, 2025
I read the first book of this series in like 2014 and I remember thinking it was funny and cute, but I was also going through insane emotional turmoil at the time (like telenovela style) and so my judgment was possibly impaired.
I bought what I THOUGHT was the second one a few years ago, and because my TBR is 8000 strong it took me forever to get around to it. Oops, turns out it was the third book. So I had to turn around and get this one, and at this point I’m sweating, right, last time I accidentally bought a series out of order was Twilight and that did not turn out well for me.
I needn’t have worried. This book was laugh out loud funny, and yes, very very cute.
I don’t think this series is the kind of thing that is ever going to go viral or be insanely popular, but it does such a good job of being dumb and fun that I do think it’s a shame people will miss out. Cyn is a delightful narrator, the demons are hilarious, and even though theater kids freak me out, I somehow spent around three hundred pages at theater camp and still had an all around good time. This was the perfect cure for my summertime sadness, and I can’t wait to see how the next one pans out.
I bought what I THOUGHT was the second one a few years ago, and because my TBR is 8000 strong it took me forever to get around to it. Oops, turns out it was the third book. So I had to turn around and get this one, and at this point I’m sweating, right, last time I accidentally bought a series out of order was Twilight and that did not turn out well for me.
I needn’t have worried. This book was laugh out loud funny, and yes, very very cute.
I don’t think this series is the kind of thing that is ever going to go viral or be insanely popular, but it does such a good job of being dumb and fun that I do think it’s a shame people will miss out. Cyn is a delightful narrator, the demons are hilarious, and even though theater kids freak me out, I somehow spent around three hundred pages at theater camp and still had an all around good time. This was the perfect cure for my summertime sadness, and I can’t wait to see how the next one pans out.
May 25, 2017
Cyn is way excited to be spending the summer with her super-hot new boyfriend at drama camp. What could possibly go wrong?
Cyn is sure nothing can, until the drama-loving demon pops up wanting to write the next broadway musical!
Cyn is way annoyed by this, but she has sets to design, so that demon better just mind his p's and q's cause she can't deal with it. Besides, some evil-er demons show up wreak havoc and mess up her life.
What's a gal to do?
I was going to give it three, then I started writing this and realized I couldn't take any of it seriously. It was pretty ridiculous. Some people will totally dig the sense of humor but it was just meh for me. I didn't read the first book but also didn't feel that I was missing out on anything. It could also be that the whole summer camp setting is not my niche, especially not a drama camp setting.
I don't totally hate it, it's just not for me.
Cyn is sure nothing can, until the drama-loving demon pops up wanting to write the next broadway musical!
Cyn is way annoyed by this, but she has sets to design, so that demon better just mind his p's and q's cause she can't deal with it. Besides, some evil-er demons show up wreak havoc and mess up her life.
What's a gal to do?
I was going to give it three, then I started writing this and realized I couldn't take any of it seriously. It was pretty ridiculous. Some people will totally dig the sense of humor but it was just meh for me. I didn't read the first book but also didn't feel that I was missing out on anything. It could also be that the whole summer camp setting is not my niche, especially not a drama camp setting.
I don't totally hate it, it's just not for me.
June 26, 2017
Cyn and Ryan rescued Annie and survived the encounter with the demon disguised as a high school librarian. They are now together and off for a summer of drama camp and fun. Cyn is happily designing sets for a new musical and Ryan is starring in The Scarlet Pimpernel, but something is off. The first problem is an old friend of Ryan’s who is clearly interested in being more than just a friend. Oh, and the author of the new musical is a demon – a nice one who just really wants to win a Tony. The worst part, though, is that the demon librarian is back for Annie.
In this sequel, all the characters and action and humor are back, picking up right where we left off. Cyn is telling the story and fills in the reader on all that happened in the first book so it’s easy to follow the plot even without reading the first. Although not high quality literature, this is a fun, action-packed story, sometimes violent and other times hilarious.
In this sequel, all the characters and action and humor are back, picking up right where we left off. Cyn is telling the story and fills in the reader on all that happened in the first book so it’s easy to follow the plot even without reading the first. Although not high quality literature, this is a fun, action-packed story, sometimes violent and other times hilarious.
June 8, 2019
Review of ‘Revenge of the Evil Librarian’ (Evil Librarian #2)
Originally reviewed on Cyn's Workshop
What an exhilarating novel. Revenge of the Evil Librarian takes readers to theatre camp, away from school and the drama, or so they had all hoped. Ryan and Cynthia are a new couple, they are still trying to figure things out, and this escape to theatre camp is probably for the best. It unlocks many facets of their characters and strengthens their overall dynamic. Ryan was a great partner in the previous novel, but his personality did not get to shine as much as it does here. He was not crucial in The Evil Librarian, he was there, and readers got to know him sure, but this novel gives him the chance to shine, to feel and experience what he went through in the previous novel. He is still grappling with everything that happened in the previous novel and how helpless he was to help in the end. So for those feelings to come out and come through between them, for them to acknowledge all the weird demonic mess their life became in the previous novel and take a moment to adjust and come to terms with it spices up the dynamics between the characters while also adding a layer of realism to an otherwise fantastical story.
Cyn’s narrative and voice are probably the most compelling parts of the novel. She is funny and smart and just thoroughly entertaining and relatable. Her voice and snippets that often break the fourth barrier with expert construction. She is a fun character, a strong character who makes many mistakes believing she is doing what is best for everyone. Cyn does believe she can do this on her own, but she does not want to, and that is part of what makes her a great character. She is a flawed hero, a girl who wants to keep the people she loves safe, who does not want to ask for help on the risk that they are hurt or lost. Moreover, Cyn’s funny quips that Knudsen inserts into the text bring to life her personality only further serve to make her more relatable.
The story is overall as quite a bit of energy and tension to it. It is funny and outspoken and has such vitality to it making it an unbelievable read. Knudsen keeps the pace up and the tension rising, but she does not lose those essential character dynamics, and she does not lose the humor. Everything she has done has made this novel incredible.
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Originally reviewed on Cyn's Workshop
What an exhilarating novel. Revenge of the Evil Librarian takes readers to theatre camp, away from school and the drama, or so they had all hoped. Ryan and Cynthia are a new couple, they are still trying to figure things out, and this escape to theatre camp is probably for the best. It unlocks many facets of their characters and strengthens their overall dynamic. Ryan was a great partner in the previous novel, but his personality did not get to shine as much as it does here. He was not crucial in The Evil Librarian, he was there, and readers got to know him sure, but this novel gives him the chance to shine, to feel and experience what he went through in the previous novel. He is still grappling with everything that happened in the previous novel and how helpless he was to help in the end. So for those feelings to come out and come through between them, for them to acknowledge all the weird demonic mess their life became in the previous novel and take a moment to adjust and come to terms with it spices up the dynamics between the characters while also adding a layer of realism to an otherwise fantastical story.
Cyn’s narrative and voice are probably the most compelling parts of the novel. She is funny and smart and just thoroughly entertaining and relatable. Her voice and snippets that often break the fourth barrier with expert construction. She is a fun character, a strong character who makes many mistakes believing she is doing what is best for everyone. Cyn does believe she can do this on her own, but she does not want to, and that is part of what makes her a great character. She is a flawed hero, a girl who wants to keep the people she loves safe, who does not want to ask for help on the risk that they are hurt or lost. Moreover, Cyn’s funny quips that Knudsen inserts into the text bring to life her personality only further serve to make her more relatable.
The story is overall as quite a bit of energy and tension to it. It is funny and outspoken and has such vitality to it making it an unbelievable read. Knudsen keeps the pace up and the tension rising, but she does not lose those essential character dynamics, and she does not lose the humor. Everything she has done has made this novel incredible.
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